Coronavirus

Washington: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 18.34 crore, while the deaths have surged to more than 39.6 lakh, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Sunday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current...

New Delhi: The third wave of coronavirus could hit the peak between October-November if Covid appropriate behaviour is not followed, but may see half the daily cases recorded during the second surge, according to a scientist of a government panel tasked with modelling of Covid-19...

Beijing: As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the UN Agency it isn't up to the task and shouldn't be the one to investigate. Numerous...

Toofaan promises a cinematic storm with its high on adrenaline boxing sequences. However, actor Farhan Akhtar says the personal relationships of the characters are the core of the sports drama. Critics have been raving about the looks of Farhan Akhtar in the movie. Farhan Akhtar...

New Delhi: In a swipe at the government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on that July has come but vaccines have not. The comments by Rahul Gandhi drew a sharp retort from the BJP. The saffron party cited figures to ask if spreading ‘confusion’ is...

New Delhi: The Centre deputed Friday multi-disciplinary teams to Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Manipur. This was done in view of the high number of Covid-19 cases being reported by these states. The multi-disciplinary teams will be supporting the states like Odisha in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 3,222 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of infected patients in the state to 9,16,109. The active caseload in the state now stands at 30,950. Out of the 3,222 new infections, 1,838 were reported from quarantine...

Washington: With the highly transmissible Delta variant accounting for more than a quarter of the new coronavirus cases in the US, the country's health authorities were are reconsidering the mask mandate for the public. The Delta variant, which is more contagious and aggressive than others,...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Thursday halted vaccination drive in 16 districts due to shortage of Covishield doses, amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in the state, an official said. The inoculation exercise was temporarily stopped during the day in Angul, Bolangir, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Deogarh,...

Toronto: Scientists in Canada have found a new lifesaving treatment for people suffering from rare blood clots associated with Covid-19 vaccination. The researchers at the McMaster University recommend a combination of anti-clotting drugs and high doses of intravenous immunoglobulin to combat vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia...